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Sounds cool - I'm always up for a race. I can't say I'll definitely be
able to make it, but I like the idea.
I'd be riding 26x3, but I'll happily race against 29ers.

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I'm game for this, I would also be on a 26x3.
Easter is looking pretty busy at the moment but I'll come if I can.

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This sounds like a good idea. I'd be up for it, probably on 36" or
maybe 29".

How about March 31st or April 14th? Is there potential for two days of
riding and a full weekend?

Sam

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This sounds like fun, definitely interested in either attending and
racing or helping you organise Dave. 26x3, obviously.

Loose.

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Is this looking like a goer, or have you not had enough interest? If
I'm going to have any hope of being there I need to get things sorted
out pretty soon.

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I'd probably be up for this, although I'm a bit lacking in free weekends
so can't guarantee anything.

Just one thought - am I right in thinking you're talking about a
chicksands? You sure it'll be alright to clog the place up with lots of
unicyclists?

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why are koxx one unicycles so costly???

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johnhimsworth said:

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Just one thought - am I right in thinking you're talking about a
chicksands? You sure it'll be alright to clog the place up with lots of
unicyclists?

I am indeed talking about chicksands, yes we'd have to be slightly
careful not to annoy other users, but I must have run the 4 cross
course about 2 dozen times during the day without a single negative
comment. The bikers seemed more interested to see how I did than
worried that I was taking slightly longer than they did. Even at the
busiest time I would only have to wait a minute or two before there was
no one waiting to use the track and i could use it without fear of
getting in the way. Seemed the biggest crowds were round the dirt jump
lines, which are of course of no interest to us.

Had 6 positive replies so far, not enough for anything formal but
enough for a bit of a shindig, I'll pick a date by the end of the
weekend and post it up so people can try and make arrangements.

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There is a big and scary north shore thing (Herts Shore) round near
there which I think isn't too many miles from Chicksands. I think Aaron
from Cumbria has ridden it, also I believe Joe Rowing might have, but I
might be going mental.

It's kind of invite only / non public though, you basically have to get
permission / location information off the guy Tony who runs it (online
he's called Jedi), or one of the other guys involved.

It would be cool although blatantly irresponsible and illegal to do
Snowdon as a race, almost everywhere is wide enough to overtake, and
there's loads of scope for strategic line choice, big crashes etc.

On the last few Peaks rides I've been on, we've effectively done
multi-rider racing, or at least the 3 or 4 people at the front of the
group have. It's cool fun.

I'm always up for racing, but will still be in NZ.

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That would be good to explore, but the chicksands north shore already
gets way beyond what I'm happy to try and ride, big and scary doesn't
sound so good.

I guess with a group who ride together regularly racing snowdon might
work, but with a more diverse group they would get so spread out,
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Judging by the photos he posts on Singletrack I don't think there'd be
much value in taking a group to Herts shore... most of it is
waaaaaaaaay beyond my abilities!

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Racing on Snowdon wouldn't be so bad if you chose the right time of day
to do it... 🙂

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phil said:

Racing on Snowdon wouldn't be so bad if you chose the right time of day
to do it... 🙂

Yeah. It's gotta be good for a bivvi at the summit, ride down at dawn*.
Or just ride/walk up just before dawn, bomb down at first light, to
save carrying bivvi gear.

I think Dave has a good point about the different speeds involved,
although having said that, I'd be surprised if it didn't turn into a
few bunches of riders, rather than everyone spreading out completely,
there's a real motivational thing about seeing another rider just in
front of you that tends to bunch people up.

The Herts shore might be a bit too hard, Aaron is a pretty good
technical rider after all, although I know they've built some learner
lines too, I dunno how much baby stuff they have though.

Joe

*I am bivvying lots at the moment - there's no way I'd have got to some
of the places I've been recently without - like at the high point of
the Queen Charlotte Walkway at dawn
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'hills' (http://tinyurl.com/23qqmp)

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phil said:

it is waaaaaaaaay beyond my abilities!

Oh well do it anyway! your abilities will improve 😉

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why are koxx one unicycles so costly???

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Oh well do it anyway! your abilities will improve 😉

...after the bones have healed.

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Sorry ive neglected this, likely dates are the 31st/1st March and
7th/8th April, let me know which of these days you all prefer. I'll
also be going down this sunday with some bikers and possibly another 3
unicyclists if anyone is interested. Here's a teaser...

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Hmmm... I'm going to be visiting family in the Brighton area that week -
if you make it the 7th/8th I may be able to get away for one day (which
day are you planning on doing the racing? Saturday would be better for
me really).

I'll see what I can do, but no promises... I'd really like to make this
though.

Rob

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I can't do 7/8 April, and 31 March is a rare free weekend and it's a
fair way, so I'd be up for a biggish event but maybe not for a smaller
shindig. Hope that's not like pouring on cold water. This does sound
like it could be a cool thing.

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That's fair, I think we're deffinitely looking at more a shindig level
of event, and I know weekends are precious.

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Ok I'm going to say saturday the 7th unless anyone has any strong
objections. Me loosemoose, annaats and matt went down this sunday, was
some good fun. See photos 'here' (http://tinyurl.com/26pbpj), I'm
afraid there's a lot of bike photos, including me on one.

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